Structural Change in Sea-Air Modal Shift in International Logistics and Comparison of Logistics Responsive Power in Major Countries and Regions: Long-Term Time Series Analysis and Panel Analysis Based on Japan Export Data

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to detect the macroeconomic factors inducing the structural change in sea-air modal shift by the time series analysis under the postponement transport behavior, and then to demonstrate the logistics competitive power of each country and region by panel data. Based on this we can clarify what should be done by shipper companies and policy authorities to survive the age of structural change.